Today’s 6-3 Supreme Court ruling striking down the Trump Administration’s use of an emergency authority (IEEPA) to impose sweeping tariffs reinforces a core constitutional principle: Congress, not the president, holds the authority to levy taxes. The decision underscores the economic costs of executive action that ignores constitutional guardrails.
While the ruling is an important victory for the rule of law, the economic uncertainty these tariffs have generated is likely to persist. Some portion could be reimposed by other means, and the White House has indicated an intention to do so. We urge Congress to reassert its role in trade policy and ensure that future policies support economic competitiveness and enable Americans to thrive.
Trade brinkmanship and punitive approaches may create short-term leverage, but they undermine long-term confidence in the rule of law as the foundation of a competitive economy.
A demonstrator outside the Supreme Court in November 2025. (Andrew Harnik /Getty Images)